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TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN- SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1951 SPORTS PAGE- Baseball Games Take Too Long Players, Chief Cause fur Delays, Moaning Over Slow Contests 1 YORK, Aug. 4-- Hlg leaguo ball players, who have only tlieiusclvcs to blame, sent up a mass moan today that hall are taking too long. As ft result, Halph Klncr ''of Pittsburgh, tho National League player representative, has poll tloned the owners 10 place cur lew on all diawu-out doublohcad- crs and night games. The same players who used to boast "you can't beat the hours" now arc complaining they're spend ing most of tho day and a good chunk of tho night In their monkey suits. Thus far, It has failed to a on them that they, thorn selves, arc chiefly lespouslblc -for stretching tho games past tho point of pnjoymcnt.

Asked to cite the main difference licluccn the two bit; leagues re really, the onlfloldor. who has played In both ch cults, said so "loualy: "They have 'rest periods' In the a i a l.eaguo between Pressed to elaborate, IIR added: "In tho National League, the pl.iyeis scorn to lake their hwcct time changing fields. You'd i It was by common agreement. They a little moro In i ho A i a League, although they don't break any speed rccoids, either." Tho greatest delays i a game, outside of rain which can not be helped, are oc- c.isloiicd by that a i i a ritual or a manager moving out ot the dugout to chango his pitcher. Thcso changes have been clocked at rations ball parts and woro found lo run as long ns i niln- iilcs.

The average lime consumed was four minutes and seconds. that by four or five pitcher changes, plus one or two i I i the umpire, and you uct a half hour i which not a single putout Is recorded. Pitchers i lu from the bullpen move more slowly a a condemned man a i his, i.isi mile. Once they finally got to mound, they shake tho'iuselves wet dogs, examine (ho ball i Impci fcctlons. exchange the time of day with the i baseman and then slowly almost a i go Into their warm-up routine.

The batter, meanwhile, generally asking (he umpire how Hie family is feeling not the slightest sign ot being eager to hit. All this time, the fans In the stands yawn sleepily and lake the opportunity to buy another beer. For a long time, these dllatoiy Incites have In Haled mosl of the patrons In the park. even the ball players are showing signs of impatience. One i a took them so long.

Naturally, the players aren't en- i to blame. The i must shoulder some of the losponslhll- Ity. also. The mosl some ot lliem do to speed up the progress of a g.ime Is to clap their hands lucf- fccthely as ihe teams chango sides. Mill Klom.

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Frnnt Phone that ho could keep holh tlio Kaino nnd the moyhij; (nilckly nt Iho snino time. It Simula lo reason If tlie players move more (illicitly so will tlie giiincs. Up to the piesenl inoiiieiit. how- over, no one tins ycl devised a sure- flro way ot KOltliiK the lead out of a bnll player's l.ixlly. Links Tourney Finals Today DKTKOIT.

AUK. Mar- Jorle Lindsay ot Dccatur. 111., and Ann Powney of Hakimorc. battled It out for the fourth time this year today In the SO-hole dual of ihc Women's Western Amateur golf championship. r.oth reached the finals i victories ai the ICth hole yostciday.

Miss Lindsay defeated Bonnie Itaa- dolph of Columbus. 0.. and 2. and Mlsn Downey Mopped i a of Nowingtou, and 2. Miss Downey holds an edge ovci her Illinois rival In matches played to dato Ibis year.

She defcaied ihc 20-year-old Miss Lindsay, ihe five- lime Illinois ulo champion, 1-up In the Palm Meacb a and scoied and 2 i In tho scml-flnals of the Tunis-Mississippi meet, which she later won. She dropped a and I verdict, however. In i and South torn mi- mom. GAMES A I A St. Louis (Siicheckl 0-5) at New Yoik Dctiolt i S-li) at Bos- Ion (Klcly 2-1).

Cleveland 'CFeller 1C-1) at Philadelphia (Fowler Chicago (llolcombe S-C) at Washington (Mnrrcro TOMORROW'S GAMES Chicago nt Washington. St. Louis at New York games). Detroit ill lloston. Cleveland at Philadelphia (two games).

NATIONAL Tlosion (Wilson 3-2) at Chicago (I.own 2-0). Brooklyn (Ncwcomhe 15-1) at, i i a i a 9-10). Philadelphia (Johnson 2-1) a Pittsburgh (Dickson 13-10. New York (Koslo 3-S) at Si. Louis, (Chambeis 7-ii) iilghl.

TOMORROW'S GAMES Motion at Chicago. llrookyln Cincinnati games). New Yoik at St. Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh games). (two Andrew Jackson was the oldest picsldcni of the United Stales, i was almost TO ycais old when lie ictlred from the While House on March 1SS7.

Army's Mighty Grid Regime Was Brilliant YOUK, AUK. I -Army's mighty football reslino up- lioaied at an end todny i tho Impending dismissal of 90 cadets for violation of tho academy's scholastic "honor code." Allliotmh It was not I made known which iciolliall playeis were nnioiit; tlneatencd with dismissal, General J. Unwion Collins, 111 my chief of staft, admitted a the 19.il squad "was practically wiped out." For tlio past 30 since Coach a i (Hod) cume to West Point In 19 li, army had few peois as a football powerhouse. The gieal Army regime was spawned i the veins ot I I when the ac.ulcmy expanded Its eiuollment with tho pick of American manhood, and was maintained i i the post-war period. Dm Ing the years under "niuclc i son" won games, lost 11, and tied six.

Throe of thoso teams--the I 1 1 I anil elcvena a had All-Amerlcans Kclk (Doc) Bliinchard and Das Is and the undefeated and untied. Tho 1910 and 19 IS teams wei unbeaten but tied once. The rolled leleiulessily over all opposition--except a -during tile past i veins In i ning 23 games i losing one and tying one. They piled up 91," points to for their opponents. Only a 21-21 tie In 19IS and a 1 i-J beating last yc'ai--both by Navy--mimed An.iy's rcni.u Kalile recoid i lf IS to Next season's team, with a nucleus of 21 a i i i i Horn last a i was expected to be one 01 Army's greatest.

Scheduled to lie back wcic backlleld men Captain Hob Hlalk, son of the A coach: Al Pollard. Vic Pollock and Jack i and linemen Kd Hal l.ohlcln, .1. 13. Klmmcll. Chailey Shlra, Hob lla.is.

Hay Jlalav.isl, and Hlmer Stout. Some may not be Involved In honor code violations and will he back for nnotber football season, but tlon. Collins' statement made It clear that most of them will not. Armv's schedule calls for games ngalnst Vlllanova. Norlli- western, Daitmoulli, Harvard.

Columbia, Southern Calll'oinla, Citadel, Pennsylvania, and N'nvy. RE5UIT5 A I A Xew York I (Is',) St. Louis 10. New York 2 2 Boston Dctroli 2 i Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 2 (nis-hl). Chicago 7.

Washington I (alglit). A I A Chicago 2, Moston 1. Philadelphia 1 i i i a i BiooKlyn I I I Inn i St. Louis 5. New i 1 i Yeslcnlay's Slur My iled Pi ess Mickey McDonnell, Hod Sox -Pitched a solid seven-hitter and drotc in four i i a hornet and single as liosion beat the Detroit Tigers, 3 to 2.

BACK AGAIN By Alan Mover WALCOTT WAT MEfl ezz FOR 3RP PITTSBURGH Jus.y/8/. RIGHT par LOWS 'FLOOR AND HAP BOUT TrJAti 7' Or WIOHSLP TUS. rins- /ns.4 7 5ST A Bucky's Brother YOUNGSR DROTHSS of Buclty Wallers, founcr bin league pitching (Treat, Welters, 'JO, MOW Is pitching; for the Charicilon. W- a Cincinnati fam tciim, iititl hopes lo follow his famed bioliicr us a of the uniform. The ilbli of Asia can live out of wntci lor a week.

Army Grid Hopes Are Shattered Cadet Firing Riddles Team are likely ilflcs as most ot POINT; N. Aug. i-( A i officials 'said today 90 c.idels dismissed i the i academy for cheating on classroom tests soon to be draftees. The Cadets--Incluilln the vaunted "fllack i the Hudson" football team--will receive "general discharges" which i i a a said will prohibit them irom ever i commissioned. A selective seivlco spokesman said the cadets who forgot army's mono "Duly, Honor.

Country" will bo piocessed In i i fashion" by i local dr.ilt hoaids. IHil he said since most a i IS to 2o, i dependents and healthy they will he called up as The dislionoiod group, whose names have been kept secret, have been called back here i nearby a i i camps for "final processing." Few of their scornful fellow know their I i but those who do offered them only iho haughly treatment" In the wake of tho 150-year-old acadelny's greatest scandal. Hut each ot the men ticketed for discharge will be glvea a chance to appeal lo ihc Wcsi Point super- i or even leanest a 'full- scale court martial. "They i be given every chance to clear themselves." Col. James II.

Leer, the academy public Information officer said. "Some of the men i llnough a i ex lew of i cases, be i a cleared. That Is why will not release Hie names of the cadets." however, were expected to appeal. Congressional sources In Washington said about SO of ihe men have confessed lo participating In the cheating. The cheating i began small "two or three yeais ago," reportedly among memheis of the football loam.

It lakes In some men who have since graduated and arc now officers. Some of these may be In combat In Koica or even dead. These will not be piosecutcd in any way, tho army said. Hut ihosc still tindergiaduntes-- mostly juniors and seniors--face "general discharges," which are neither honorable nor dishonorable, as a result ot an oilglnal tip supplied by an honoi boaid member. Normally tlio fellow-cadets of the honor board would a such violations completely but the scope of this oxpostnc was so great that ihe A i lisclt tool: over.

Army Sccreiaiy Frank Pace ordered the expulsions with ihe oUay of President Tinman. Cen. J. Lawlon Collins, army chief ot staff, said In Washington the cadets lake lliclr examinations In secilons--and ih.it of one section were pacing the iiucslloiib to ihe members of a later section. Additionally, tho mother of one cadet said her son lold her some sludcnts wcie caught discussing the examinations out loud a Insiiuclor.s left iho classroom.

Gen. Collins said ihr expulsions "practically wiped oui" ihe fool- ball team, but Col. l.cor Insisted that Army will yo through Its full 10-gamc football schedule and continue the Intcicollegiate athletic piogiam as In ihc past. In the last i years the team has rolled to 25 victories and buffered only one defeat and one tic. ROUGH ON UMP DOT1IAN, Aug.

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